Club information

TSG 1899 Hoffenheim is based in Hoffenheim, a suburb of Sinsheim, Baden-Württemberg. In 2007 the club decided to adopt the shorter name 1899 Hoffenheim in place of the traditional TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.

1899 Hoffenheim were in the fifth tier of German football as recently as 2000; with the financial backing of software entrepreneur Dietmar Hopp (who co-founded software giant SAP AG and is a former youth player at the club) 1899 Hoffenheim climbed through the German leagues to reach the Bundesliga in 2008.